CD/DPO/POAS date: I quit temping last cycle, my best guess is I’m about 8-9DPO, AF due 9/30, will POAS 10/1 if I can wait that long. lol

TTC Plan: Tried to take the relaxed approach this cycle, will start back charting/temping next cycle. Taking Pre-natals, trying to eat better, elevate hips after BD, trying to keep my stress level down.

Known Issues: No known issues. Have an appointment in November to start initial testing and Darling Husband says he’ll go get a SA in December.

Link to Chart (if you care to share!): I will have to add this later when I have a chart worth showing!

For fun: How did you meet your DH/FI/SO?

I met Darling Husband about 9 years ago while taking my dog out for a walk. I had just moved to a new apartment, by myself, and he apparently knew my upstairs female neighbors. As I became friends with the girls upstairs, I found out from one of them that before he ever talked to me he told her that “he couldn’t go talk to me because I’d end up being the girl he married”–and he wasn’t ready for all that. Needless to say, he did talk to me that day I was walking my dog, and after about a year of being on/off and FWB relationship wise, we made it official and moved in together. Eight years later, after finishing college, finding good jobs, buying our first home and being financially able to afford the wedding we wanted, we got married and started TTC a few months later.<br /><br />

Known Issues: I took Clomid the cycle we conceived our first child. I have the option (and the prescription) to do that this next cycle. I am trying to decide if I want to do that, or if I should try cutting sugar out of my diet first. I have long, irregular, sometimes-anovulatory cycles.

I feel awfully sick today, fever, nasal congestion, tired eyes, runny nose and fatigue, and I cannot for the sake of me taste or smell anything.Why? I love food! I would rather got to bed, if it wasn’t because I have to finish something for school. Yep, I got the cold and I’m not taking no medication, only water and healthy food! I’ll roll call soon 🙂

Known Issues: spotting early and suspected luteal phase defect. will see the doc next month

Link to Chart (if you care to share!): later, I’m on my phone and can’t figure it out , or how to unbold this lol

For fun: How did you meet your DH/FI/SO?

Typical love story. We met at a baR. I had just come out of a bad relationshop and swore off men. He kept asking Me out and I said nope. I finally agreed to one date, and we hit the ground running. Perfect match. Never looked back. Knew right away we would be married. Talked about kids 4 months after we met. <br style=”box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; max-height: 1000000px;” />

Cycles TTC: We tried for 5 cycles/7 months since January 2014 and paused it until December. 2 months and 1 week more to go, yey!!

CD/DPO/POAS date: 9dpo and expecting AF in about 5 days, but I ovulated way earlier this cycle, so we should see.

TTC Plan: The plan is to keep trying the natural way until I convince Darling Husband that we need to go to the doctor.

Known Issues: We have some MFI, and for more than I want to believe I can get pregnant without really getting any semen inside me, I am almost sure we are going to need to try either home insemination or IUI to get pregnant. This will have to a super planned baby, no surprises for us. Oh well!

Darling Husband and I met at college. I was an undergrad, and he was in the master’s program in the same major. We had a small department, so it was really easy to see each other almost everyday. It took him a few months to finally asked me out. We finished the master’s and moved out of state. As cheesy as this may sound, he was my first bf and only one! We have been together for more than 6 years and married for 3.

redux: Sorry about the spotting, but your temps still look good! FX for you, there’s still hope! One of my good friends told me that when she got KU, she thought she was having her period with all the spotting, and it turned out to (apparently) be a late implantation bleed.

Swizzle: Seems like we find that right guy right after we swear off men! I had just gotten out of a long-term relationship (and was engaged…smh) a few months before I met Darling Husband.

redux:candy11: Sorry, I lurked on your charts a bit…so fancy! lol I’ve got to get the VIP FF to use all the neat features!

CD/DPO/POAS date: CD25, 12DPO. (I went into my FF chart and removed one of my +OPKS, because the one on the 14 was FMU and I suspect more “remnants”, because looking at temps there is no way I didn’t O on the 13, and I think temps are more reliable than my interpretation of an OPK) No AF yet, but since my temps were up this AM I got stupidly optimistic and tested. Bigest fattest BFN ever.

TTC Plan: Next month we’ll be in Jamaica for my FW, so maybe something in the rum will help. I’m also going to try this FemMed business, and keep temping/charting.

Known Issues: None so far. I saw the dr last month and she did blood work on all my hormone levels, and all was good. She said we need to try until at least November before she’ll consider anything else, so for now I’m just charting so I’ll have a lot of info to show her.

For fun: How did you meet your DH/FI/SO? We were set up on a blind date! I thought he was totally out of my league, ha ha.

In other news, my mom called last night and I broke down on the phone and told her everything. She had suspected we were TTC, but didn’t know for how long, or that we were having trouble. I assumed she had gotten pregnant super easily with my sister and I, because I knew my sister was an “oops” baby. Turns out it took her ten months to get pregnant with me (I was the first). I haven’t decided yet if that makes me feel better or worse. It was really nice to actually talk to someone about it IRL though, as she is literally the only person other than Darling Husband who knows.

TTC Plan: Being trying the traditional way for 12 months. I take Folic Acid, DHEA & CoQ10 daily.

Known Issues: Hormonal issues after stopping BCP’s (After 15+ years) caused me to have no period for 9 months. Started to have horrible hot flashes and mood swings and decided enough was enough. Started seeing a fertility doctor and have been on Estrogen/Progesterone for 3 months. Just beginning my third cycle and have Day 3 blood work and ultrasound tomorrow.

Link to Chart (if you care to share!): No Chart

For fun: How did you meet your DH/FI/SO? I was doing online dating and I was so sick of it that I decided to quit. Before I quit I starting chatting with a nice guy who lived in the same town as I do so I gave it a chance. One day I was at the grocery store and who do I see staning waiting for the cashier? My guy from the internet! I recognized him from his profile pic and he was cute! We met officially one Sunday night at a coffee shop 5 years ago and have been together ever since! Married for 1 year next week.

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sara_tiara: It’s good that your temps are still up. Are you still spotting or anything? There’s still hope girl! It’s so good to be able to vent it all out to someone IRL. At least your mom sounds like she may understand what you’re going through.

MissCountryGirl727: No more spotting so far…..but dark CM, and lots of cramping,so I’m just calling it that this month is off.

My mom was actually really great. She kept saying “what is with all these people saying they went off BC and got pregnant right away? Bitch please, it’s all lies! The only “first timers” are accidents!”. Aw mom, why didn’t I come to you sooner. She’d probably fit right in here, lol.

sara_tiara: 🙁 My mom tried for 6 freaking years between me and my brother! And then BAM BAM she had me and 11 months later had my lil bro. My best friends, my sister and my mom know we are TTC. I am really bad at keeping secrets….

Swizzle: Ha ha, yeah my mom was saying that it took 10 months for me, so she assumed it would take awhile with my sister so they started trying early thinking it would take awhile again, and BAM. First month. She is convinced it’s because her body “knew what to do” the second time.

Moms also just know what to say. She kept saying “I know in less than 6 months it’ll happen, i just know”. This opinion is based on nothing, but it was just really nice to hear SOMEONE being positive, lol.

I haven’t really told anyone IRL only because I hate the idea of anyone feeling bad for me. I’m just too gd proud, which I know is so dumb, but it’s who I am. Darling Husband has family who i’m close with, but I don’t want to say anything to them bc I know it would get back to his sister, and as I previously mentioned, she’s already making nasty comments…if she actually knew for sure I know it would be worse.